Tong Village Stories
Past and present stories and photos from the villages of Tong and Aird Tong. Have a story you would like to share? We would love to hear it!
Crofting Then and Now (1)
The first crofting task in the spring was ‘putting out the manure’.
Crofting Then and Now (2)
The oats were harvested later in the year around September/October, when the rough weather was coming in.
Stornoway Water Works
My father got a job digging the peat for the mains water pipe, the trench came in the Barvas Road to Stornoway.
Tong Road Improvements
There were some very strong hard-working women here in the village.
Cattle and Work
In the 1970s I got a job at the Fabrication Yard in Arnish, made a bit of money and bought some cattle.